Trump suspending rent for people looks like socialism to me. What about the landlords? Do they have any rights?
I'm there. However, there are elements of socialism in social security and in all government laws. When I talk about Socialism, I'm talking about disbanding private companies, making the government the arbiter of what companies can operate and how they operate. And it is a matter of taking from the responsible and giving to the irresponsible.
It's a slippery slope towards Socialism on the Democrat side, and in fact, outright admitted Socialism by such as Bernie Sanders. And Biden supports Bernie Sanders! AOC's Green New Deal, if enacted, will mean government removes the petroleum industry in many ways. What happens to the auto industry? It means the government decides what source of power is safe for people.
The whole bent among the Democrats now is in forcing, by law, the acceptance of certain social mores and norms. The Left has taken over the Democrat Party, and they would force, from the Supreme Court on down, the acceptance of aberrant moral practices that Christians, by conscience, cannot accept. And this is on top of forcing certain environmental values on all, even where those matters are not yet determined by science.
ForHisglory;n2723085 said:
Do you know how many Republicans thought Trump was horrible before he won the nomination?
Enough of the critiquing of how people think of Trump. He won the election!
ForHisglory;n2723085 said:
For me "conservative Christian values" means having churches independent, not being the lapdogs of the President, going to him for money and favors, not trying to tell everyone else how to live.
No, conservative Christian values have to do with acceptance of doctrinal orthodoxy and traditional moral values--it isn't dependent on the politic at all. From the Roman Empire to America today, Christianity simply adapts and rejects what is anti-Christian. And the Democrat Party has made a turn towards anti-Christianity.
ForHisglory;n2723085 said:
I don't think the voting rights bill was socialist. I don't think laws forbidding race discrimination in jobs or house are socialist.
Who said they were? It is a matter of perspective as to whether a voting rights law is really about "discrimination" at all. The Democrats want to sign up anybody, from minorities to illegals. Their thought is that the lowest common denominator is going to want "hand-out" programs.
For example, requiring a voter ID is not in any way discrimination against someone who can't read. If someone can't read, they still have the right to vote. They just have the right to get an education, as well. And that has not been denied them. On the other hand, forcing children to attend certain public schools may be viewed by conservatives as discrimination against the poor and against minorities.
ForHisglory;n2723085 said:
I think maybe Christian colleges and some churches are falling for a socialistic agenda when Trump wants to dole out money and favors.
Not socialism. Discriminating against churches is fascism.
ForHisglory;n2723085 said:
I find your name-calling inappropriate and inaccurate. Bob Casey is one one of my Senators, and he's a Democrat opposed to abortion. I think he's a good Catholic, but I don't see him wanting to impose Catholic beliefs on other people. Do real Christians rely on government to preach morality?
They don't *rely* on government to be moral, but they pray for it.
Bob Casey may be Catholic, but how "good" he is is questionable. He may be against abortion, but he is for same sex civil unions. That is not Christian, in my book.
ForHisglory;n2723085 said:
Quite honestly, if I weren't a Christian and saw some of the stuff from the religious right, I might be tempted to burn some Bibles myself. They're like a new Protestant version of how the Catholics used to be -- they want government to do their bidding. They remind me of Muslims who rise to power by promising to introduce Muslim values -- the way Erdogan has destroyed religious freedom in Turkey. It was very popular to make Hagia Sophia a mosque. It offended Christians, but it was popular with most Turks so Erdogan did it.
I have no clue what you're talking about? The government in the US has always had religion-based views. The imposition of the rights of the Christian religion to express itself, publicly and in government, is a protected right in the Bill of Rights.
ForHisglory;n2723085 said:
The Democratic Party has had race issues a long time -- they just seldom get discussed. It's nothing new. Maybe we could talk better if you could stopped using words like "socialism" to put down Democrats -- it looks like you're trying to scare people to me. You might be surprised to find I could agree with you on some things -- and I think black people do need real change -- and most of the time the spending done to win their votes doesn't help. I wouldn't call that socialism however -- I'd call it wasteful spending to buy votes.
Treating Blacks as a monolithic voting bloc is taking them for granted by the Democrat Party and is an insult to them. The Democrats have covered over their historic record, which is racist. I'm glad for their change of heart, but how real is the conversion? I think much of it is self-serving and half-hearted. How, for example, is letting in illegal immigrants helping Blacks get jobs?
I use the term "Socialism" because that's what has taken control of the Democrat Party. Bernie calls it Socialism. And I think AOC and other leaders who side with minorities and foreigners have a bent against a free system that seems to favor Whites.
But Socialism is not the answer. Progress is, and it doesn't come by banning Christian prayer, speech, and involvement in government. And it certainly doesn't come by establishing a virtual one-party system like Communism, and forcing it down the throats of all Americans in the name of "Human Rights."
Taking away money from hard-working Americans and giving it to illegals and the irresponsible is immoral. And taking away guns from everybody puts the government completely in charge.
We need to get back to the idea that People rule--not government. That's why I'm a conservative. Those who promise to take complete control in "your interest" will one day place you outside of their favored group. And what will you do then?